We just got new caviar- Kaluga. This is probably the closest you can get to Beluga caviar these days. Kaluga caviar comes from the Kaluga sturgeon.
The Kaluga (Huso dauricus) just like Beluga (Huso huso) is a large predatory sturgeon. It is found in the Amur River, common to Russia and China. Also known as the Great Siberian Sturgeon, they are claimed to be the largest freshwater fish in the world, with a maximum size of at least 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) and 5.6 m (18.6 ft). Like the slightly larger Beluga, it spends part of its life in saltwater and matures at around eighteen to twenty years of age.
The eggs are similar in size to those of a young Oscetra.
The population of this sturgeon is dropping off more and more every year as hydroelectric dams are being built on Syberian Rivers.
Luckily Russia and China started to farm-raise Kaluga so we do have caviar from farm-raised Kaluga sturgeon. And it is delicious!!!
The Kaluga (Huso dauricus) just like Beluga (Huso huso) is a large predatory sturgeon. It is found in the Amur River, common to Russia and China. Also known as the Great Siberian Sturgeon, they are claimed to be the largest freshwater fish in the world, with a maximum size of at least 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) and 5.6 m (18.6 ft). Like the slightly larger Beluga, it spends part of its life in saltwater and matures at around eighteen to twenty years of age.
The eggs are similar in size to those of a young Oscetra.
The population of this sturgeon is dropping off more and more every year as hydroelectric dams are being built on Syberian Rivers.
Luckily Russia and China started to farm-raise Kaluga so we do have caviar from farm-raised Kaluga sturgeon. And it is delicious!!!
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